Movie review
February 2, 2022 · 114 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
This Netflix documentary details how Israeli conman Shimon Hayut posed as a wealthy diamond mogul on Tinder to defraud multiple women of millions. Victims recount their experiences and efforts to seek payback after the story goes viral. The focus remains on the individual crime case and real events.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Tinder Swindler.
Woke representation / casting
Real documentary participants with no forced diversity or identity signaling
Woke political dialogue
No explicit political or activist dialogue
Identity-driven story themes
Factual narrative of fraud and victim justice without identity politics
Western institutional / cultural critique
Little modern activist critique of identity politics, patriarchy, or systemic oppression
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No backlash claiming too woke or identity agenda pushing
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work or statements
Production
